Outpatient Service Use in Korean Older Adult Women with Degenerative Arthritis Based on Andersen's Model.
Soyoung JangEunyoung E SuhPublished in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
To ensure that older adults (aged 65 years or older) can experience a healthy life, they should use medical services that are appropriate, both quantitatively and qualitatively. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting outpatient service use by older adult women with degenerative arthritis using Andersen’s model. A survey was conducted among 232 older adult women with degenerative arthritis in two university hospitals in Seoul. The Korean Activities of Daily Living, Korean Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, and the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2-test, t-test, and multiple logistic regression analysis. Among the participants, 69.8% used outpatient services and 30.2% did not. In the univariate analyses, age, marital status, residency, household income, chronic diseases, subjective health status, and disability were significant. Age (odds ratio [OR] = 5.53, p < 0.001), annual household income (OR = 5.64, p < 0.001), chronic diseases (OR = 11.06, p < 0.001), and disability (OR = 3.56, p = 0.016) significantly affected outpatient service use. The results suggest that health promotion interventions for Korean older adult women should focus on predicting outpatient service use according to the patient’s characteristics.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- physical activity
- community dwelling
- rheumatoid arthritis
- middle aged
- multiple sclerosis
- health promotion
- primary care
- childhood cancer
- sleep quality
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- cross sectional
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- artificial intelligence
- big data
- young adults
- deep learning
- data analysis